Luke 22:63-23:25

Wycliffe Bible

⁶³ And the men that held him scorned him, and smote him.

⁶⁴ And they blindfolded him, and smote his face, and asked him, and said, Declare, thou Christ, to us, who is he that smote thee? [And they veiled him, and smote his face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy thou, who is it that smote thee?]

⁶⁵ Also they blaspheming said against him many other things. [Also they blaspheming said many other things against him.]

⁶⁶ And as the day was come, the elder men of the people, and the princes of priests, and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, and said [saying],

⁶⁷ If thou art Christ, say to us. And he said to them, If I say to you, ye will not believe to me;

⁶⁸ and if I ask, ye will not answer to me, neither ye will deliver me. [soothly and if I shall ask, ye shall not answer to me, neither ye shall let go.]

⁶⁹ But after this time man's Son shall be sitting on the right half of the virtue of God.

⁷⁰ Therefore all said, Then art thou the Son of God? And he said, Ye say that I am.

⁷¹ And they said, What yet desire we witnessing? for we ourselves have heard of his mouth.

23 And all the multitude of them arose, and led him to Pilate.

² And they began to accuse him, and said [saying], We have found this [man] turning upside-down our folk, and forbidding tribute to be given to the emperor [and forbidding tribute to be given to Caesar], and saying that himself is Christ a king.

³ And Pilate asked him, and said [saying], Art thou king of Jews? And he answered, and said, Thou sayest.

⁴ And Pilate said to the princes of priests, and to the people, I find nothing of cause in this man.

⁵ And they waxed stronger, and said [saying], He moveth the people, teaching through all Judaea, beginning from Galilee till hither [beginning from Galilee to hither].

⁶ And Pilate hearing Galilee asked, if he were a man of Galilee.

⁷ And when he knew that he was of the power of Herod, he sent him to Herod; which was at Jerusalem in those days. [And as he knew that he was of the power of Herod, he sent him again to Herod; the which and he was at Jerusalem in those days.]

⁸ And when Herod saw Jesus, he joyed full much; for long time he coveted to see him, for he heard many things of him, and hoped to see some token done of him [for he was coveting of much time to see him, for he heard many things of him, and hoped to see some miracle be done of him].

⁹ And he asked him in many words; and he answered nothing to him.

¹⁰ And the princes of priests and the scribes stood, steadfastly accusing him.

¹¹ But Herod with his host despised him, and scorned him, and clothed him with a white cloak [with a white cloth], and sent him again to Pilate.

¹² And Herod and Pilate were made friends from that day [And Herod and Pilate were made friends in that day]; for before they were enemies together.

¹³ And Pilate called together the princes of priests and the magistrates of the people,

¹⁴ and said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as turning away the people, and lo! I asking before you find no cause in this man of these things, in which ye accuse him;

¹⁵ neither Herod, for he hath sent him again to us [but neither Herod, for I again sent you to him], and lo! nothing worthy of death is done to him.

¹⁶ And therefore I shall amend him, and deliver him.^[a]

¹⁷ But he must needs deliver to them one by the feast day. [Forsooth he had need to dismiss, or deliver, to them one by the feast day.]

¹⁸ And all the people cried together, and said, Do him away, and deliver to us Barabbas; [Soothly all the company cried, saying, Do him away, and deliver to us Barabbas;]

¹⁹ which was sent into prison for disturbing made in the city, and for manslaying. [the which was sent into prison for some sedition, or disturbing, made in the city, and for manslaying.]

²⁰ And again Pilate spake to them, and would deliver Jesus. [Forsooth again Pilate spake to them, willing to deliver Jesus.]

²¹ And they cried out, and said [And they under-cried, saying], Crucify, crucify him.

²² And the third time he said to them, For what evil hath he done [Soothly what of evil hath he done]? I find no cause of death in him; therefore I shall chastise him, and shall deliver him [and I shall deliver].

²³ And they continued with great voices asking [And they continued asking with great voices], that he should be crucified; and the voices of them waxed strong.

²⁴ And Pilate deemed their asking to be done.

²⁵ And he delivered to them him, that for manslaying and sedition was sent into prison, whom they asked; but he betook Jesus to their will.